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Robert Ayers

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DE

Robert Ayers recorded 112 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Denver Broncos.

▶Best highlights

2.1

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

112

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Robert Ayers's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLVIII
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DENVERBRONCOS
FEB 2, 2014

Seattle Seahawks vs Denver Broncos

Super Bowl XLVIII · Feb 2, 2014

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2011
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 8, 2012

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Wild Card · Jan 8, 2012

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2013
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DENVERBRONCOS
JAN 19, 2014

New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2014

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 20, 2015

Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2015
NEW YORKJETS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 6, 2015

New York Jets vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2015

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Robert Ayers's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2013
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
DENVERBRONCOS
SEP 29, 2013

Philadelphia Eagles vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Sep 29, 2013

6 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2015
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 20, 2015

Carolina Panthers vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2015
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 3, 2016

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2016

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 7 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2014
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 3, 2014

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2014

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2017
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 18, 2017

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2017

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Robert Ayers's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1999–2011

01
DENAYERS—Robert Ayers
DENBAILEY24Champ Bailey
DENSMITH80Rod Smith

Good defenses and changing quarterbacks

Denver Broncos · Searching after Elway

Denver remained competitive and reached the 2005 AFC title game, then a run of instability ended with Tim Tebow's brief, unforgettable playoff moment.

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Franchise era

2012–2015

02
DENAYERS—Robert Ayers
DENMANNING18Peyton Manning
DENMILLER58Von Miller

A record offense gives way to a title defense

Denver Broncos · Peyton's final act

Manning directed the highest-scoring offense in league history before Miller and an elite defense carried Denver to victory in Super Bowl 50.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
NYGAYERS—Robert Ayers
NYGBECKHAM13Odell Beckham Jr.
NYGBARKLEY26Saquon Barkley

One playoff breakthrough amid repeated resets

New York Giants · Searching after the champions

The title core aged, Beckham supplied a spectacular interlude and changing front offices struggled to construct a durable successor.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

04
TBAYERS—Robert Ayers
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

05
DETAYERS—Robert Ayers
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons112 career games160 career solo tackles35 career sacksCollege: TennesseeDrafted by: DENJersey: 915 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 27, 2009Most recent: Dec 18, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history